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Books published by, and printed for C. DILLY. I. In One Vol. 12mo. illustrated with Plates, Price 4s. bound,

THE SEQUEL TO MENTORIA; Or, THE YOUNG LADIES' INSTRUCTOR: in familiar Converfations, on a Variety of interefting Subjects; in which are introduced, Lectures on Aftronomy and Natural Philosophy, expreffed in Terms_fuited to the Comprehenfion of JUVENILE READERS; principally intended to inspire juft Conceptions of the Deity, from the Contemplation of the general System of the Universe. By ANN MURRY.

Alfo, by the fame Author, Price 38. The Ninth Edition of MENTORIA; or, The Young Ladies' Inftructor. To which is added, A Compendium of English Grammar. II. Neatly printed in 12mo. Price 2s. 6d. bd. the Second Edition, illuftrated with Plates,

THE STUDY or ASTRONOMY, adapted to the Capacities of Youth; in Twelve familiar Dialogues between a Tutor and his Pupils: explaining the general Phenomena of the heavenly Bodies, the Theory of the Tides, &c. By JOHN STEDMAN.

III. Lately publifhed, for the Ufe of Schools, Price 5s. bound, in One large Volume 12mo. illuftrated with a Frontifpiece,

STUDIES OF NATURE, by M. DE ST. PIERRE, carefully and copiously abridged from the Tranflation of HENRY HUNTER, D. D.

Alfo, a NEW EDITION of the Complete Work, with GREAT ADDITIONS, in Three large Vols. 8vo. Price 11. 7s. in boards. The NEW MATTER is printed in a feparate Volume, to accommodate the Purchafers of the first Edition.

THE PREFACE.

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HE Importance of an En

Tglish Education is now pretty

well understood; and it is generally acknowledged, that not only for Ladies, but for young Gentlemen defigned merely for Trade, an intimate Acquaintance with the Properties and Beauties of the English Tongue would be a very defirable and neceffary Attainment; far preferable to a Smattering of the learned Languages.

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But then, it has been supposed, even by Men of Learning, that the English Tongue is too vague and untractable to be reduced to any certain Standard, or Rules of Conftruction; and that a competent Knowledge of it cannot be attained without an Acquaintance with the Latin.

For my Part, I hope these Gentlemen are mistaken, becaufe this would be an invincible Obftacle to the Progrefs of an English Education.

This vulgar Error, for fo I beg Leave to call it, might perhaps arife from a too partial Fondness for the Latin; in which, about two Centuries ago, we had the Service of the Church, the Tranflation of the Bible, and most other Books; few, of any.

Value, being then extant in our Mother Tongue,

But now the Cafe is happilyaltered. Nor do I think the

Error above-mentioned would have been fo long indulged under the Bleffings of the Reformation, had it not been for the many fruitless Attempts which have been made to fix the Grammatical Conftruction of the English Tongue.

Many Gentlemen, who have written on this Subject, have too inconfiderately adopted various Diftinctions of the learned Languages, which have no Existence in our own: Many, on the other Hand, convinced of this Impropriety, have been too brief, or, at least too general, in their Definitions and Rules, running A 3 into

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